Healeville’s race meeting on Sunday 31 July was abandoned due to an inconsistent track surface, with prizemoney to be divided equally between runners engaged. Remedial works will take place at Healesville this week, and as such GRV advises of the following changes to the Racing Calendar. Friday 5 August: – Healesville’s scheduled ‘Day’ meeting to be transferred to Traralgon (300+ Ranking Limit) Saturday 6 August: – Traralgon’s scheduled ‘Morning’ meeting to be transferred to Warrnambool (250+ Ranking Limit) An inspection of the Healesville track will take place on Friday, with…
Month: August 2022
Townsville racing tips, best odds & quaddie picks | 4/8/2022
What Townsville Races Where Cluden Park – Racecourse Rd, Cluden QLD 4811 When Thursday, August 4, 2022 First Race 12:02pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes It is Townsville Cup week in Queensland’s north, with a bumper nine-race program scheduled for Thursday afternoon before the feature Cup meeting is run on Saturday. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for Thursday’s card, which is scheduled to kick off at 12:02pm AEST. The track is rated a Soft 5 and the rail is in the true position for the entire…
Wednesday’s Eagle Farm betting tips & quaddie | 3/8/2022
What Eagle Farm Races Where Eagle Farm Racecourse – 230 Lancaster Rd, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, August 3, 2022 First Race 1:08pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes A seven-race metropolitan program will be run and won at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Wednesday, August 3. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for the program, which is scheduled to begin at 1:08pm AEST. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 9m for the entire course. Best Bet at Eagle Farm – Prince Shalaa…
Clarke ends superb Darwin Cup Carnival with ultimate prize
Leading Top End jockey Jarrod Todd partners Victorian stayer Playoffs to a comfortable victory for outstanding NT trainer Gary Clarke in the $200,000 Darwin Cup (2050m) at Fannie Bay on Monday. It has been a truly spectacular Darwin Cup Carnival for champion Top End trainer Gary Clarke. On Saturday, he ended the 2021/22 season with victory in the $135,000 Palmerston Sprint (1200m) when former NSW galloper Syncline, a six-year-old gelding these days, saluted with Jarrod Todd in the saddle. On Monday, Clarke started the 2022/23 season in magnificent fashion when…
Chitty recognised for industry contribution
Mark Chitty credits his parents and his biggest veterinarian mentor as key figures in his efforts to improve the lot of New Zealand racing through voluntary work. The head of Haunui Farm was recognised at the weekend for his years of work in the thoroughbred industry by being bestowed the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association’s Personality of the Year Award to recognise his outstanding contribution to the industry. The list of organisations that Chitty has been part of is a long one. As well as being the Auckland branch president…
Kiwi horse the talk of the town
A Kiwi horse with humble breeding is starting to make waves in Australia. Cross Talk (NZ), a son of Keano, recorded his fifth win and first at stakes level in the Listed Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. “He is an exciting galloper,” Bott told RSN. “He has probably progressed through the grades a little bit quicker than I anticipated. We didn’t originally have him down to run in stakes grade just yet but with the change in the weather and the…
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | August 2, 2022
Horse Racing on Tuesday, August 2 will feature four meetings in Australia. Our racing analysts here at horsebetting.com.au have found you the top bets and the quaddie numbers for the meeting at Coleraine. Tuesday Racing Tips – August 2, 2022 Coleraine Racing Tips As always there a plenty of promotions available for Australian racing fans, check out all the top online bookmakers to see what daily promotions they have. If you are looking for a new bookmaker for the horse racing taking place on August 2, 2022 check out our…
Geelong racing tips, top odds & quaddie – Tuesday, August 2
What Geelong Races Where Geelong Racecourse – 99 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater VIC 3219 When Wednesday, August 3, 2022 First Race 12:25pm AEST Visit Ladbrokes An eight-race program awaits us at Geelong on Wednesday afternoon with gallopers predicted to be running on a Soft 7 surface with the rail out four metres for the entire circuit. Race one, a maiden over 2424m, gets us underway at 12:25pm AEST, while the last is scheduled for 4:30pm. The quaddie kicks off in race five, which starts at 2:45pm. GEELONG BEST BET: PHOENIX GLOBAL…
Message from HRNZ Chief Executive Gary Woodham – Handicapping Review
Harness Racing New Zealand has today confirmed that there won’t be any changes to two of its biggest races this year. “It’s business as usual as far as we are concerned,” says HRNZ Chief Executive Gary Woodham, “the New Zealand Cup and the Dominion Trot will take place at Addington during Cup week and they will be held under the same conditions as they have in recent years.” There’s been a lot of discussion in recent days that some of New Zealand’s premier staying races, including the New Zealand Cup,…
Windshadow out to prove his worth on debut at Geelong
Windshadow was a $900,000 purchase at the 2020 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. (Photo: Magic Millions) The second race at Geelong on Wednesday will see the long-awaited debut of $900,000 yearling purchase Windshadow. Purchased in 2020 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions by leviathan owner Ozzie Kheir, the son of Redoute’s Choice boasts an impressive pedigree with relations to star mare Typhoon Tracy and Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood. Windshadow, now a four-year-old gelding, will be looking to be the first of his full siblings to win at the…